Facebook … bla!
Can’t do it … too many advertisements … too much crap that is not compostable. What good is crap if you can’t put it in a compost pile? Besides, I really don’t have the time to keep up both this journal and
Month: May 2011
Just plugging away with chores
It seems like we haven’t got a lot done this weekend, but we really have!!!! Last year I bought some young blue Wyandotte pullets. They are pretty little birds and very calm. Unfortunately, they’ve turned into broody beasts. We sold all but
Raw milk
Yesterday I drank a half gallon of raw goat milk that had been milked on the 11th. That means it was 14 days old. It tasted perfectly fine. What store-bought pasteurized milk would last that long? Until later …
A gorgeous morning!
I wish I could bottle the cool temperature this morning and let it free when I have to go out to do chores this evening. It is absolutely lovely out there right now. There’s a light fog hanging over the pond and
Heck, it weren’t so bad …
In the past, Mondays have been horrible at MM. A few weeks ago, they hired a new prep person: a woman my age who has been in the restaurant business for 30+ years. I was a bit worried that she was being
Back to the grind …
It was a pretty busy weekend. The clinic on Saturday took up the whole day and then some and spending so much time out in the sun and heat without a hat (dummy!) took its toll. Sunday was spent doing a few
The sun is shining …
What a difference seeing the sun makes. I feel much better … of course, I am one day closer to the weekend which makes all the difference in the World. Until later …
Drudgery …
Definition of DRUDGERY: dull, irksome, and fatiguing work : uninspiring or menial labor. That’s how both Wally and I feel about our jobs these days. It’s sad … maybe it seems so bad now because it’s been overcast and rainy for the
How does your garden grow?
Most of this weekend was spent in the garden. On Saturday, I unloaded a truckload of composted horse manure which about did me in. Sunday was spent re-planting beans, planting peppers and eggplant seedlings and transplanting many of the tomato plants that
Changes and a little bit of progress
I got out of work a bit early yesterday so I decided to get something done that’s been bothering me for a long time now. Ever since I got laid off, I’ve been taking out my spring/summer work clothes and hanging them